Exercising chair



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EXERCISING CHAIR Filed Nov. 29,. 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. I

INVENTOR CARMlNE GUADAGNO ATTORNEYS y 9, 1967 c. GUADAGNO 3,318,633

EXERCISING CHAIR Filed Nov. 29, 1965 2 Sheets-$heet 2 INVENTOR CARMlNE GUADAGNO ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,318,633 EXERCISING CHAIR Carmine Guadagno, 118 Castle St., Geneva, N.Y. 14456 Substituted for abandoned application Ser. No. 403,246, Oct. 12, 1964. This application Nov. 29, 1965, Ser. No. 516,831

2 Claims. (Cl. 297-264) The present invention is directed towards a chair for therapeutic treatment and exercising in general providing both rocking and rotating motion.

Although previous inventors have designed adjustable reclining chairs providing both rocking and rotating motion, such as disclosed in US. Letters Patent Nos. 2,136,852, 2,146,191, 2,176,342, 2,562,339, and 2,895,539, for example, the present invention is believed to constitute an important advancement in this field.

Accordingly it is an object of the present invention to provide a chair capable of achieving a Wide-range of exercising positions.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an exercising chair capable of both rotating and rocking with the use of a structurally uncomplicated, supporting assembly resulting in low cost of manufacture and selling price.

Still -a further object of the present invention is to provide a simple exercising chair permitting both rotating movement and rocking motion supplemented with a bouncing effect achieved by the use of a simple spring mechanism.

Still a further object of the present invention is the provision in an exercising chair a simple supporting assembly permitting the use of modified conventional chair equipped with axle attached to bottom thereof.

Yet, additional objects of the present invention will become apparent from the ensuing specification and attached drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the exercising chair comprising a conventional base with vertically disposed hollow cylindrical support, adjustable chair provided with horizontal axle, an intermediate supporting mechanism permitting chair to be seated upon base to function as exercising device; and

FIG. 2 is a side view of the assembled exercising chair flattened out in horizontal plane.

The exercising chair constituting the subject matter of the present invention consists of a base portion 10, supporting mechanism 20 and chair assembly 60.

Base portion comprises a hollow, cylindrical member 12 to which are welded four legs 14.

Supporting mechanism 20 consists of a cylindrical post 22, fitted within cylindrical member 12 of base 10 in sliding relationship to permit the rotation of mechanism 20. Attached to the top portion of cylindrical post 22 are bars 24, 26 and 28, arms 30 and 32, spring member 34 and supporting rod 36. At the top of cylindrical post 22, and on each side thereof, are slotted portions 38 and 40, the purpose of which will be disclosed hereinafter. Along the surface of flat bar 24 and spaced outwardly from cylindrical post 22 are located brackets 42 and 44 containing slots 46 and 48 for securing pegs 50 and 52. At the extremities of flat bar 24 and welded thereto are located transverse bars 26 and 28 to which are attached arms 30 and 32 which serve as hand bars permitting the manual rocking of the chair assembly 60. Attached to the sides of arms 30 and 32 is spring member 34 and supporting rod 36. Provision is made tor adjusting the heighth of the spring mechanism 34 by the use of spaced openings 58 through which the end portions 59 of spring member 34 are secured.

Chair assembly 60 consists of a molded seat or conventional folding chair provided with an axle 61 which "ice passes through the rearward portion of seat 64 in a conventional manner. Axle 61 passes through legs 69 and is secured thereto with conventional bolts 63, thus permitting seat 64 to rotate in relationship to legs 69. Thus, seat 64 may flatten out in a horizontal plane with back 68, as desired. In particular, adjustable seat 64 may be operated by lever 66 which is an extension of lower brace 67. As illustrated, lower brace 67 is rotatable about side legs 69 at conventional bolted joints 70, the details of such construction being well known in the chair art. The midportion 71 of brace 67 rests upon the underside of seat 64. Upon movement of lever 66, midportion 71 is free to slide freely relative to seat 64. On the bottom of seat 64 is attached an axle 62, the purpose of which will be described in detail hereinafter. The chair assembly 60 is secured in rocking relationship to fiat bar 24 of supporting mechanism 20 by axle 62 which is set within slots 38 and 40 of cylindrical post 22 and brackets 42 and 44. After the placement of axle 62 within brackets 42 and 44, pegs 59 and 52 are inserted within slots 46 and 48 thus permitting the chair assembly 60 through axle 62 to rock about flat bar 24 of supporting mechanism 20. The chair assembly 60 may be provided with an adjustable seat or, as mentioned above, have a molded seat with axle 62 attached to the bottom thereof. As illustrated, chair assembly 60 has an adjustable seat 64 operated by lever 66 enabling seat 64 to flatten out in a horizontal plane with back 68 to form a fiat surface or bed.

In operation, arms 30 and 32 permit the occupant of the chair to rock chair assembly 60 back and forth. Although arms 30 and 32 do not rock with the chair assembly 60, they do revolve with the chair as it is rotated. Also chair assembly 60 may be bounced by spring mechanism 34 when tipped back. In this manner, rocking motion may be accomplished by the occupant without assistance from an attendant. As both the seat 64 and back 68 of chair assembly 60 assume the horizontal position, described above, the back 68 comes into resting contact with supporting rod 36 preventing further backward movement.

As will be apparent, various interchanging of parts and modification of structure may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of invention, as defined by the sub-joined claims.

I claim:

1. An exercising chair, comprising:

(A) a base portion including a vertically disposed hollow cylindrical member,

(B) a supporting mechanism including (1) a vertical post resting substantially within said hollow cylindrical member of said base portion in rotating relationship therewith, said vertical post including a top portion containing slot means,

(2) a first bar attached to said vertical post near said slot means,

(3) second bars attached near their midportions to the ends of said first bar,

(4) curvilinear arm rests fixedly secured to said second bars,

(5) bracket assemblies attached to said first bar intermediate said second bars and said slot means of said vertical post,

(6) a horizontally positioned spring mechanism resiliently biased between said arms, and

(C) an adjustable chair held in rocking relationship with respect to said supporting mechanism, said chair having a horizontally disposed axle attached thereto and held in rotating relationship within said slot means of said vertical post and said bracket assemblies of said supporting mechanism.

' said arms are provided with means for adjusting the heighth of said spring mechanism along said arms.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,146,191 2/1939 Peters 297-83 2,424,753 7/1947 Herold 297303 X 2,562,339 7/1951 Socol 562 4 2,822,859 2/1958 Stanfield 297-326 2,845,992 8/1958 Cramer 297-303 2,932,038 4/1960 Sprague 562 References Cited by the Applicant UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,104,900 9/1963 Petrone.

DAVID J. WILLIAMOW SKY, Primary Examiner.

FRANK B. SHERRY, Examiner.

G. O. FINCH, Assistant Examiner. 

1. AN EXERCISING CHAIR, COMPRISING: (A) A BASE PORTION INCLUDING A VERTICALLY DISPOSED HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL MEMBER, (B) A SUPPORTING MECHANISM INCLUDING (1) A VERTICAL POST RESTING SUBSTANTIALLY WITHIN SAID HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL MEMBER OF SAID BASE PORTION IN ROTATING RELATIONSHIP THEREWITH, SAID VERTICAL POST INCLUDING A TOP PORTION CONTAINING SLOT MEANS, (2) A FIRST BAR ATTACHED TO SAID VERTICAL POST NEAR SAID SLOT MEANS, (3) SECOND BARS ATTACHED NEAR THEIR MIDPORTIONS TO THE ENDS OF SAID FIRST BAR, (4) CURVILINEAR ARM RESTS FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID SECOND BARS, (5) BRACKET ASSEMBLIES ATTACHED TO SAID FIRST BAR INTERMEDIATE SAID SECOND BARS AND SAID SLOT MEANS OF SAID VERTICAL POST, (6) A HORIZONTALLY POSITIONED SPRING MECHANISM RESILIENTLY BIASED BETWEEN SAID ARMS, AND (C) AN ADJUSTABLE CHAIR HELD IN ROCKING RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO SAID SUPPORTING MECHANISM, SAID CHAIR HAVING A HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED AXLE ATTACHED THERETO AND HELD IN ROTATING RELATIONSHIP WITHIN SAID SLOT MEANS OF SAID VERTICAL POST AND SAID BRACKET ASSEMBLIES OF SAID SUPPORTING MECHANISM. 